Party & Event Host

Michaels Stores; Buena Park (CA); On-site; USD 23,281 - 27,138; Part time

Job summary

Michaels Stores in Buena Park, CA seeks enthusiastic team members to coordinate events, including kids' birthday parties. Responsibilities involve delivering excellent customer service, managing multiple events, and ensuring guest satisfaction while maintaining store standards.

Candidates must possess good communication skills, experience working with children, and the ability to manage stress. The position offers a rate of $16.90 - $19.70 per hour with potential full-time benefits.

Qualifications

• Energetic and enthusiastic personality with excellent people skills.
• The ability to handle job stress and interact effectively with others, including guests of all ages and co-workers.
• Must have experience working with children and children’s events.
• Must have good communication skills including written, verbal, and nonverbal communication as well as listening skills.
• Must have organizational, interpersonal, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Retail and/or customer service experience required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate multiple events at once including children’s birthday parties and other craft classes or events.
• Engage with clients of all ages, creating an environment of fun and creativity.
• Demonstrate and instruct party participants in the completion of craft projects.
• Ensure client satisfaction for scheduled events.

Skills

Excellent people skills

Retail and customer service experience

Ability to handle job stress

Experience working with children

Good communication skills

Organizational skills

Creative problem-solving skills

Job description

Overview

Store - LA-BUENA PARK, CA: Plan, coordinate, and facilitate events (including kids birthday parties) within a Michaels store to provide a stress-free, fun, and engaging experience for guests. Deliver friendly customer service by helping customers shop at our store and find what they’re looking for. Ensure all customers receive a fast and friendly checkout experience. Complete operational tasks including truck unload, merchandise duties, and maintaining store recovery standards as needed to deliver our Brand Promises.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate multiple events at once including children’s birthday parties and other craft classes or events.
• Engage with clients of all ages, from 4 to 94+, by creating an environment of fun and creativity.
• Demonstrate and instruct party participants in the completion of craft projects, perform face painting and other activities.
• Facilitate and implement party add-ons such as goody bags, balloons, etc. to company standards.
• Communicate events with clients and store team members.
• Complete administrative tasks such as answering emails, making phone calls, and completing paperwork as needed.
• Adjust plans and events based on client’s feedback and needs.
• Create backup or emergency plans to be executed as needed.
• Ensure client satisfaction for scheduled events.
• Uphold the company’s cleanliness and safety standards. Set up, break down, and clean before and after each event.

Customer Experience

• Help customers shop, locate products, and provide them with solutions.
• Provide fast and friendly checkout experience.
• Engage customers on benefits of Rewards program and Private Label Credit Cards and complete enrollments.
• Educate customers on Voice of Customer (VOC) survey.
• Assist with Omni channel processes, including Buy Online Pickup in Store (BOPIS) and Ship From Store (SFS).
• Participate in the truck unload, stocking and planogram (POGs) processes.
• Complete merchandise recovery and maintenance.
• Perform Store in Stock Optimization (SISO) and AD set duties as assigned.
• Support shrink and safety programs.
• Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Company programs to ensure compliance with applicable laws and requirements; execute Company policies and standards.
• Interact with others in an accepting and respectful manner; remain positive and respectful, even in difficult situations; promote commitment to the organization’s vision and values; project a positive image and serve as a role model for other Team Members.
• Cross trained in Custom Framing selling and production.
• Participate in daily store cleanliness activities including sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, and maintaining cleanliness of restrooms.

Qualifications

• Energetic and enthusiastic personality with excellent people skills.
• The ability to handle job stress and interact effectively with others, including guests of all ages and co-workers.
• Must have experience working with children and children’s events.
• Must have good communication skills including written, verbal, and nonverbal communication as well as listening skills.
• Must have organizational, interpersonal, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Retail and/or customer service experience required.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Ability to remain standing for long periods of time.
• Ability to move throughout the store.
• Regular bending, lifting, carrying, reaching, and stretching.
• Lifting heavy boxes and accessing high shelves by ladder or similar equipment.
• Public retail store setting; climate-controlled public areas; some stock rooms may not be climate controlled; some outdoor work if assigned to retrieve shopping carts or during truck unloading.
• Work hours may include nights, weekends, and early mornings.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $16.90 - $19.70 per hour.

Equity & Inclusion: Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide robust benefits for both full-time and part-time Team Members where applicable. Reasonable accommodations are available during the application or interview process upon request.